Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 29, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 29, 1992 at 04:30 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 135.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.501 and latitude 39.495.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 15.9 km
Coordinates 39.495, 143.501
UTC time 1992-07-29 04:30:47.720
Location Kesennuma
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1992-07-29

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